24 episodes
I Have Questions podcast hosted by Brandy Collins AUNTIE BRANDY
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- Comedy
Somebody's Auntie is spreading love, awkward, sometimes thought provoking and sometimes inappropriate questions. Journalist and self proclaimed professional auntie Brandy is asking questions on topics that bigger than ourselves on life, self care, motivations and being better humans in the world.
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Are you traveling with Ethnic Ties?
We are deep diving in travel with travel expert and founder of Ethnic Ties, Acacia Woods-Chan. We talking POC traveling, what does it mean to be "extractive" and sustainable traveling, creating travel events and everything in between.
Recorded at Diff Works Studios
Music by KaySuave -
Is your coworker a secret rapper?
Musical artist Ian Kelly of MacArthur Maze, talks about the misconceptions about working a day job while making music, making his own commercial for Instacart (who really should be both our sponsors BTW), and the misconceptions we have about "selling out" or suffering a living wage/paycheck for the sake of art
Recorded at Diff Work Studios in Oakland, Ca
Music by KaySuave -
Who can 'Whoride' in tech and the music industry?
Co-founder of HiiiWave (fka Black Artist Incubator) and Electrospit, Maya Kante sits down to talk about being a woman in the music industry, taking ownership in being a woman-led tech company, addressing the fears of using tech and AI in the music music, starving artists' mentality and using Electrospit as a medical solution.
Whoride: Indigenous word to the real Bay Area - NorCal
1. to clown someone 2. to act a fool and rep your turf
3. to take over something and do what you want to 4. to find a way to make a loud, ignorant objection to something
(you can also use ride or rode in place of some conotations of whoride)
Music by KaySuave
Recorded at Diff Studios -
How many tiny homes do you need?
Your Auntie Brandy is sitting with Tiny Home owner Ansel Troy (IG: @tinyoakland) has been featured in Architecture Digest for his AirBnB tiny homes in East Oakland, being realistic about the surroundings, claims he's an introvert, and proclaiming his love for pumpkin spice frappacinos.
Recorded at Diff Works Studios correcting in writing. The IG page is Stay Diff
Music by Kevin "KaySuave" Foster -
What country can a Black woman find her soul in?
Auntie sits down with travel writer and editor of "Go Girl: The Black Woman’s Book of Travel and Adventure", and the updated version Elaine Lee about traveling 69 countries, travelling solo and creating a lane for single Black women to travel.
Recorded at DIFF WORKS | Creative Studio
Music by KaySuave -
Have you ever been to an AfroRave?
Auntie Brandy sits down with co-founders of AfroBeats Oakland (AO), veteran DJ Juan G and Asaba aka Mo, about rebuilding nightlife scenes, what is AfroBeats and vampires in the club.
Recorded at Stay Diff Studios in Oakland, Ca
Afrobeats Oakland
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